jostenmeat's Master Off-Shoot Thread

[jostenmeat]

anyone here NOT kill spiders when you see them indoors? I always did, until my friend was telling me that if they can survive, they must be killing other insects. And he has a 10 month old baby! And his wife is a pediatrician.

All of my post-it note pads are yellow. I used to prefer blue, but they are all yellow now.

I think that this Palin for President interactive webpage is hilarious. Click on the various items!

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I've been under the weather since Monday. Boo. Not bad though. I haven't been terribly sick in many years, as usually when I sense something coming on, I take hot baths, eat hot soups, dress warm, and watch movies.

I used to have a bow tie. I have no idea where it went.

 

[mike c]

i agree about the spiders killing insects - but i justify murdering them by:
-they're not killing enough to make a difference
-they store their food! if you can't gulp it down immediately, you're not eating enough

if they got more than two legs, they get squished

 

[MidnightSensi]

I put them outside

 

[mike c]

I think that this Palin for President interactive webpage is hilarious. Click on the various items!

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you owe me a new mouse.

 

[j_garcia]

Sometimes they die, sometimes they get put out. Depends on my mood.

 

[bandphan]

spiders only hang out when there is food daddy long legs are not a good sign

 

[mike c]

so spiders are signs that there are insects ...

so if i kill the spiders ... there won't be any insects?

on a spider note:

i was lying in bed one night ... looking up there was this spider that was "rapelling" down to the side of my pillow.

well he got smashed right when he landed on the bed - now why would the spider land right beside me?

 

[jliedeka]

I leave spiders alone on the theory that they are pulling their weight. I recently saw a dead earwig in a spider web in my basement. I hate earwigs (irrationally) so I figure my faith is justified.

I get the occasional mouse or vole in my house. If my cats get them first, C'est la vie. Otherwise I put them outside. I'm too much of a wimp to break their little necks.

Jim

 

[jostenmeat]

I put them outside

You hippie!!!!

you owe me a new mouse.

Talk to my friend, Jim! A great guy!

Sometimes they die, sometimes they get put out. Depends on my mood.

How ya feelin' these days, my friend?

spiders only hang out when there is food daddy long legs are not a good sign

Hm. Food for thought.

so spiders are signs that there are insects ...

so if i kill the spiders ... there won't be any insects?

Sometimes you're no fun.

on a spider note:

i was lying in bed one night ... looking up there was this spider that was "rapelling" down to the side of my pillow.

well he got smashed right when he landed on the bed - now why would the spider land right beside me?

Ever hear of the symbiotic relationship among animals? He just wants to eat your boogers. He gets fed, and you have less boogers to pick.

I leave spiders alone on the theory that they are pulling their weight. I recently saw a dead earwig in a spider web in my basement. I hate earwigs (irrationally) so I figure my faith is justified.

That's just grody to the max.

I get the occasional mouse or vole in my house. If my cats get them first, C'est la vie. Otherwise I put them outside. I'm too much of a wimp to break their little necks.

Jim

There's not many things more disgusting than dealing with killed rats.

 

[Adam]

My philosophy is that if something doesn't represent a clear and present danger to me or the pooch, then it either stays or gets put outside. If it is a danger (such as a black widow or parasite), then it dies...although with my regret.

 

[j_garcia]

How ya feelin' these days, my friend?

LOL. Funny that this came up because we were clearing out the wood pile and here in Cali that means black widows, but we came upon probably one of the largest garden spiders we've ever seen in there too. We have a lot of spiders outside and those don't bother me at all, we have a lot of plants (food and floral), so they are useful outside. So she was all ready to kill it because it took her by surprise, but it ran up the wall and just stood there. I got a jar, caught it and transplanted it out to the front yard.

Last year we found a HUGE black widow, but it was outside in an innocuous area, so I left it alone. I have only found a black widow in the house once, and that was instant death for it. In general, if they aren't invading my space, I leave them alone. Any spiders that are visible and reachable by my cats become an instant toy or snack, so generally it is only the ones on the ceiling that are even seen.

 

[Tomorrow]

You guys have obviously never been bitten by a spider worthy of murder.

I've been bitten by a brown recluse (on the face, while sleeping). I found its smashed remains on my pillow the next morning. One year later my face was back to normal size with only minor scarring.

KILL 'EM ALL!!! Our house is as much of an SFZ as we can make it! No liberal bug/arachnid policies at Chez Tomorrow.

 

[j_garcia]

I haven't, but my ex- was bitten on her hand by a brown recluse and it did severe damage.

 

[jamie2112]

I kill them as I was bitten by a black widow and was sick as a dog for 3 weeks. I know that all spiders are not bad but I cannot differenciate between them so they all go to spider heaven..

 

[jostenmeat]

OK, you guys have convinced me. I'm going to be the death-bringer of 8 legged creatures.

I did recently kill a black widow outside, because it was camping a bit too close to the patio door.

You guys have obviously never been bitten by a spider worthy of murder.

I've been bitten by a brown recluse (on the face, while sleeping). I found its smashed remains on my pillow the next morning. One year later my face was back to normal size with only minor scarring.

KILL 'EM ALL!!! Our house is as much of an SFZ as we can make it! No liberal bug/arachnid policies at Chez Tomorrow.

Dang Tomorrow. I heard a crazy story told to me by a friend. I think* this happened in Northern California. Some girl got bit pretty good by recluse(s), which I guess was a pretty rare occurrence for the area. She got very ill. Sometime later after recovery, it happened yet again(!), and so they had people come in to their home to do a thorough search. There was a large nest of them inside of her mattress!!!

 

[Halon451]

Dang Tomorrow. I heard a crazy story told to me by a friend. I think* this happened in Northern California. Some girl got bit pretty good by recluse(s), which I guess was a pretty rare occurrence for the area. She got very ill. Sometime later after recovery, it happened yet again(!), and so they had people come in to their home to do a thorough search. There was a large nest of them inside of her mattress!!!

Ah... thank you kindly for the nightmares that are sure to come. I will not be able to sleep on my bed again.